And he standeth and callethunto the ranks of Israel, and saith to them, `Why are ye come out to set in array the battle? [am] not I the Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose for you a man, and let him comedownunto me;

And Davidrisethearly in the morning, and leaveth the flock to a keeper, and lifteth up, and goeth, as Jessecommanded him, and he cometh in to the path, and to the forcewhich is going out unto the rank, and theyhaveshouted for battle;

And he is speakingwiththem, and lo, a man of the duellists is coming up, Goliath the Philistine [is] his name, of Gath, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and he speakethaccording to thosewords, and Davidheareth;

And the men of Israel say, `Have ye seenthis man who is coming up? for, to reproachIsrael he is coming up, and it hathbeen — the man who smiteth him, the kingdothenrich him withgreatriches, and his daughter he dothgive to him, and his father'shousedothmakefree in Israel.'

And Davidspeakethunto the men who are standing by him, saying, `What is done to the man who smiteththisPhilistine, and hathturnedasidereproachfromIsrael? for who [is] thisuncircumcisedPhilistinethat he hathreproached the ranks of the living God?'

And Eliab, his eldestbrother, hearethwhen he speakethunto the men, and the anger of EliabburnethagainstDavid, and he saith, `Why [is] this — thouhastcomedown! and to whomhastthouleftthose few sheep in the wilderness? I haveknown thy pride, and the evil of thy heart — for, to see the battlethouhastcomedown.'

And Davidsaith, `Jehovah, who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, He dothdeliver me from the hand of thisPhilistine.' And SaulsaithuntoDavid, `Go, and Jehovah is withthee.'

And Davidgirded his swordabove his longrobe, and beginneth to go, for he hath not tried [it]; and DavidsaithuntoSaul, `I am not able to go withthese, for I had not tried;' and Davidturneththemasidefrom off him.

And he taketh his staff in his hand, and chooseth for him fivesmoothstonesfrom the brook, and putteththem in the shepherds'habilimentsthat he hath, even in the scrip, and his sling [is] in his hand, and he drawethnighunto the Philistine.

And Davidsaithunto the Philistine, `Thou art comingunto me withsword, and withspear, and withbuckler, and I am cominguntothee in the name of Jehovah of Hosts, God of the ranks of Israel, whichthouhastreproached.

This day dothJehovahshutthee up into my hand — and I havesmittenthee, and turnedaside thy headfrom off thee, and given the carcase of the camp of the Philistinesthis day to the fowl of the heavens, and to the beast of the earth, and all the earth do knowthat God is for Israel.

and Davidputtethforth his handunto the vessel, and takeththence a stone, and slingeth, and smiteth the Philistine on his forehead, and the stonesinkethinto his forehead, and he falleth on his face to the earth.

and Davidrunneth and standethover the Philistine, and taketh his sword, and draweth it out of its sheath, and putteth him to death, and cutteth off with it his head; and the Philistines see thattheirhero [is] dead, and flee.

And the men of Israelrise — alsoJudah — and shout, and pursue the Philistinestillthouenter the valley, and unto the gates of Ekron, and the wounded of the Philistinesfall in the way of Shaaraim, evenuntoGath, and untoEkron,